Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-08
IN A SMALL WAY.
The News Of the Bay Pointedly Para
Kraphsd for Hasty Readers.

grApn6u Tor Nasty nseaucHs.
GOOD FRIDAY.
CLEAN up your premises.
'NOBoDY's CHILD at the Grand this
evening.
ONE deed Of trust was admitted to record
yesterday.
OFFICER DUNLAP run in drunk yes
terday evening.
THIs is q legal holiday, and will be duly
observed by the hanks.
RESERVED sEArs for Eyangeline Will 20
on sale at Banners, Saturday morning.
The business portion Of the city as well
as the residences look very bright this year.
BLACKSTONE Row mas been painted a
bright red and now looks pretty respecta-
bic.
THE merchants report the commence
ment of the finest spring trade for many
seasons.
STORE boxes about close up the pave
ments in front of some Of our business
houses.
| THERE are several old buildings along
Market street that should be torn down
and rebuilt.
A MARTHA WASHINGTON tea party and
entertainment will be held at Parker hall
| this evening.
The diamond was laid out on the base
hall grounds yesterday. The pitcher will
lace southeast.
YESTERDAY was a perfect spring day
and the ladieStOOk advantage OF 1t, largely,
to do their shopping.
A LARGE brush fire on the Island, last
evening, attracted good deal OF attention
on this side of the river.
| Y. A. HALDEMAN was yesterday APP
pointed guardian of Amy F. Kinnis. Bond
$500; c. E. Schenerline surety.
THERE were five cases before His Honor
yesterday morning, one disorderly, three
DRINKS and one case for riding on the side
walk
| A SMALL audience greeted Mr.. Francis
Ilabadie in "Nobody's Child" at the
Grand last evening, although it was appre-
ciatiye.
THE Circuit Court officials and Prosecut-
ing Attorney are hard at work preparing
fol the term of Court which commences
Monday.
AN anatomical museum will open at the
corner of Eleventh and Market streets,
| Monday. It will remain here for two or
three weeks.
JAMES RICE, of Washington, Pa, came
to the city Wednesday to ascertain the re-
suit of the sitting of the Grand Jury, but
found that it does not meet until next
Monday.
A BURGLAR proof safe arrived yesterday
for the new Dollar Savings Bank, and was
put i'm position inside the vault. The cOun-
ter, which is very handsome one, was
also put in.
AT the annual congregational meeting OF
the First Presbyterian Church held
Wednesday evening, Rev. ID. A. Cunning
hams salary was advanced $500 per year,
making it now $1,000.
PITTsBURG is going to license its news
boys and bOotblacks, charging them fee
OF p cents a year, in order that they will
De placed under the direction Of the city,
and thus be kept in better control.
A HANDSOME new Chickering concert
grand piano was received yesterday by Mr..
L. A. House for Mr.. Geo. X. Wheat. 1t
is certainly q fine instrument, and in quail
ity, tone and finish cannot be eXcelled.
THE ugly men of the town will be out in
great force ut the Bohemian glass blowers
matinee, Saturday. The big Turkish pipe
is the attraction. The mother OF the hand
sonles! baby will also receive something
nice.
The editor of the Beaver, Pa, Times,
w. Wah, has written to Chief Smith max
ing inquiries for a cOlored girl named
Maggie Brown, who lives somewhere IN
this city. There is some money coming to
the girl.
CHARLEY REILLY, of Centre Wheeling,
wishes to deny report that has been put
in circulation to the effect that he and
Miss Maggie Miller, of the South Side, are
married. Charley says he is still single
aud doesn't want people to think other
wise.
The Jefferson Iron Works, at Steuben-
| willie, are making some very extensive I'M
prOvements ut present They are erecting
| a sheet mill to furnish material for their
nail department 4 contract for 1000
feet of pipe has been let to a Pittsburg
firm, and other PittSburg companies se-
cured contracts aggregating S75, 900.
COUNCILMAN FRANK CRUISE claims that
| Clerk Bowers did not correctly record his
vote, Tuesday evening, on the election for
a member of the Police and Fire Board.
| lie was recorded as voting for Wolf, while
| he claims he voted for DIR. Pipes. This
claim, il correct, makes the result o! the
ballot tie-lS each for Pipes and Wolf.
THE funeral of Mrs. Major Alonzo Lor-
ing will take place from the residence OF
her husband, Monument Place, Elm
Grove, at = o'clock this afternoon. Car
riages will leave the iewelry store of J. w.
| Grubb at II o'clock, while the regular
| train on the Y, * D. leaves at l:3O p. in,
and special will return from Elm Grove
| after the funeral
HOWARD Bros, solicitors of patents,
| Washington, ID. C. report the following
patents granted to West Virginians for the
week ending April ;: William ID. F.
Jarvis, Philippi, car yentilating apparatus;
Frederick J. Park, Wheeling, bottle de-
sign; John NJ. Sweeney, Wheeling, rudder
for boats; James T. Mcdowell and T. Med
ford, Huntington, trunk attachment.
II. w. JACKSON, of Parkersburg, was in
Steubenyille, yesterday, consulting with
the directors OF the Cooperative Nail
Works, looking to the purchase of the nail
machines, engines, shears and other ma
chmery belonging to that company. Mr..
Jackson cOntemplates purchasing the
machinery for some works down the river,
but nothing definite has been done in the
matter ~ yet.
The Directors Of the New Penn Mutual
Building Association organized last even
ing ly elScting the following officers:
Charles IL. Berry, President; X. j. Smyth,
Vice President; Charles ". Conner, Secre-
tary; VIM. q. Wilkinson, Treasurer; w. J.
W. COwden, Solicitor. / large subscrip-
ton Of stock was made at the weekly meet
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